By Alison Fox
Transgender inmates will now be housed with the gender they identify
with in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday.
The new policy, based on findings from the NYC
Commission on Human Rights, will ensure that the city’s Department of
Correction provides housing to inmates consistent with their gender
identity. Inmates would also be able to be placed into the Transgender
Housing Unit.
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Source: amNEWYORK (via Empire Report New York)
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